Re: Amalgam Replacement & NTI TSS...HELP PLEASE!!!
From: Dr Steve (nospam_at_home.net)
Date: 12/08/04
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Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 16:37:05 GMT
Makes you wonder about the thinking process that occurs in some heads.
-- ~+--~+--~+--~+--~+-- Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S. Troy, Michigan, USA .................................................... This posting is intended for informational or conversational purposes only. Always seek the opinion of a licensed dental professional before acting on the advice or opinion expressed here. Only a dentist who has examined you in person can diagnose your problems and make decisions which will affect your health. ...................... "The Webby" <nospamattmjiatroepidemicnospam@san.rr.com> wrote in message news:nospamattmjiatroepidemicnospam-4EE14B.08283908122004@orngca-news04.socal.rr.com... > Maybe they "don't do email"??? Just kidding... that's a great idea and > sooner or later you'll get some takers!! People never want to bother > their own doctor... so they ask some other doctor hahahaha.... you have > to laugh about some of these things, don't you? > > One time, very late one night when my husband was on call, the phone > rang ... nothing usual there. It was one of this patients (well, the > parent) who said, and I paraphrase, "We didnt' want to bother our vet so > late at night so we thought we'd call you. Our rabbit is sick and we > don't know what to do." > > Yes, sometimes you just have to laugh ....... (at least they were > worried about the rabbit!) > > TW > > In article <lWCtd.3512$BQ2.1573@newssvr31.news.prodigy.com>, > "Dr Steve" <nospam@home.net> wrote: > >> I always ask my patients to email me with any questions which might arise >> after going home. No one ever does. >> >> -- >> ~+--~+--~+--~+--~+-- >> Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S. >> Troy, Michigan, USA >> .................................................... >> >> This posting is intended for informational or conversational purposes >> only. >> Always seek the opinion of a licensed dental professional before acting >> on >> the advice or opinion expressed here. Only a dentist who has examined >> you >> in person can diagnose your problems and make decisions which will affect >> your health. >> ...................... >> "The Webby" <nospamattmjiatroepidemicnospam@san.rr.com> wrote in message >> news:nospamattmjiatroepidemicnospam-A704AC.01263908122004@orngca-news04.socal. >> rr.com... >> > Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's the kind of answer I was expecting from >> > the >> > group. Dr. Steve also responded similarly and thoroughly! >> > >> > IMO, this explanation should have been made perfectly clear to the >> > patient by the dentist. Maybe the dentist did explain, but it was too >> > much information for the patient to process; hence, questions that set >> > in after going home. This is not at all unusual in dentistry or >> > medicine. >> > >> > I hope Tonya has followed this discussion. I, for one, would like to >> > know if the thread has been informative to the one who asked for the >> > advice. I also hope that Adenosine has followed along. I'd be >> > interested in his comments upon yours and Dr. Steve's replies. >> > >> > This thread is like what smd is all about ... putting all the pieces of >> > a puzzle together so that we get ... what do we get??? Oh yes, we get >> > a >> > better quality of information!!!! Yeah!!!!!!! And with that, >> > everybody >> > wins!! >> > >> > Webby >> > >> > >> > >> > In article <w1ytd.32572$dC3.758504@news20.bellglobal.com>, >> > "Roy Brown" <roybrown@sympatico.caNADA> wrote: >> > >> >> Webby, >> >> >> >> The answer to the second sentence; "He says I need to do this before I >> >> consider >> >> getting anymore amalgams replaced." lies in the origins of the NTI. >> >> The >> >> NTI >> >> evolved from something called an anterior deprogrammer which keeps the >> >> upper >> >> and >> >> lower teeth apart and "deprograms" the neuromuscular patterns. >> >> >> >> Keeping the teeth from touching each other for a while with such a >> >> device >> >> lets >> >> the whole system calm down. Only then can one better determine if the >> >> problem >> >> is >> >> related to the muscles, the joints, how the teeth meet or .... >> >> >> >> Until the good Dr. has a diagnosis he cannot treat the condition. >> >> >> >> BTW, Okeson spends a good portion of his lecture repeating this >> >> concept >> >> to >> >> the >> >> audience. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Roy >> >> rem NADA to reply >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> "The Webby" <nospamattmjiatroepidemicnospam@san.rr.com> wrote in >> >> message >> >> news:nospamattmjiatroepidemicnospam-93C9C8.15180507122004@orngca-news04.soc >> >> al. >> >> rr.com... >> >> | Hi Roy! I missed this ... I think.... been a busy day here. >> >> | >> >> | Some people may be aware that I was once upon a time bombarded with >> >> | emails at the TMJ Foundation (online) from people describing in >> >> great >> >> | and interesting detail the confusion they had about how to go >> >> forward >> >> | with "TMJ" care. Sometimes the stories were told about themselves >> >> and >> >> | others were told about someone else; friend and/or relative. >> >> | >> >> | There were hundreds of these emails in my box weekly. To the best of >> >> my >> >> | knowledge, I answered all of them and always with the most >> >> carefully >> >> | worded replies. >> >> | >> >> | What was particularly interesting about many (most) of those >> >> confused >> >> | emails from so many "confused" "people" was this: They had good >> >> command >> >> | of dental terminology, medical terminology, and were very good >> >> | historians; especially when it came to describing the history of >> >> someone >> >> | else. That told me something. Furthermore, they seemed to always >> >> ask >> >> | questions that seemed complicated but were really quite simple to >> >> | address. And rarely, did I receive a note thanking me for my time >> >> or a >> >> | followup with more questions. There were a few who wrote more than >> >> once. >> >> | >> >> | This post from "Tonya" reminded me of some of the old emails I used >> >> to >> >> | get. >> >> | >> >> | I would say that this post boils down to this: >> >> | >> >> | The story tells you that the patient likely has parafunction because >> >> of >> >> | the symptoms described and because of the details shared about the >> >> | dentist's physical findings. >> >> | >> >> | >> >> | "Tonya" wrote: >> >> | >> >> | "He has now suggested NTI TSS to hopefully alleviate some of my >> >> teeth >> >> | sensitivity because my bite is incorrect and it is obvious to me >> >> that I >> >> | have tension and grinding. He says I need to do this before I >> >> consider >> >> | getting anymore amalgams replaced." >> >> | >> >> | The second sentence is the heart of the matter. It tells us that >> >> the >> >> | question is: Why should an NTI be employed as part of the >> >> | reconstructive-restorative process for this patient? >> >> | >> >> | Roy, you got to the first sentence and I agree with you. But it is >> >> in >> >> | the second sentence of that section where we discover the all >> >> important >> >> | question as it related to the subject: "Amalgam Replacement & NTI >> >> | TSS...HELP PLEASE!!! >> >> | >> >> | What do you think, Roy? >> >> | >> >> | On page 393 of "that book", "Only when the questions become more >> >> | important than the answers will the solutions emerge." >> >> | >> >> | Free download if needed: >> >> | http://4t140241.aspadmin.net/pdf/iatropdf.pdf >> >> | >> >> | "The TMJ Iatroepidemic", published 1997 >> >> | >> >> | TW >> >> | >> >> | >> >> | >> >> | >> >> | >> >> | >> >> | >> >> | >> >> | >> >> | >> >> | In article <oebtd.23358$dC3.506336@news20.bellglobal.com>, >> >> | "Roy Brown" <roybrown@sympatico.caNADA> wrote: >> >> | >> >> | > Umm, would it be? >> >> | > >> >> | > > He has now suggested NTI TSS to hopefully alleviate some of my >> >> teeth >> >> | > > sensitivity because my bite is incorrect and it is obvious to me >> >> that I >> >> | > > have tension and grinding. >> >> | > >> >> | > -- >> >> | > Roy >> >> | > rem NADA to reply >> >> | > >> >> | > >> >> | > >> >> | > "The Webby" <nospamattmjiatroepidemicnospam@san.rr.com> wrote in >> >> message >> >> | > >> >> news:nospamattmjiatroepidemicnospam-03B1ED.21244006122004@orngca-news04.soc >> >> al. >> >> | > rr.com... >> >> | > | Okay, dentists of smd. I have my opinion, but I'd like your >> >> opinions. >> >> | > | Why would the NTI be useful in this case prior to further >> >> restorative >> >> | > | work? >> >> | > | >> >> | > | TW >> >> | > | >> >> | > | In article >> >> <1102378270.979461.102500@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>, >> >> | > | "Tonya" <mrsinternetnews2@wiersch.com> wrote: >> >> | > | >> >> | > | > Hello, >> >> | > | > >> >> | > | > I can see that a lot of dentists use this news group, and I >> >> hope >> >> that >> >> | > | > someone can give me advice after years of dental struggles. >> >> | > | > It is my firm belief that amalgams leech mercury into the >> >> body, >> >> and I >> >> | > | > do not wish to debate this issue. I wear a mouth guard that >> >> clearly >> >> | > | > shows the metals from the amalgams rubbing into it. As a >> >> result, >> >> I >> >> | > | > have >> >> | > | > decided to have my amalgams replaced and have tried to do this >> >> | > | > several >> >> | > | > times now with several different dentists. >> >> | > | > The first set of amalgams replaced with white composite caused >> >> and >> >> | > | > aching pain and cold sensitivity for about a year before the >> >> pain >> >> | > | > subsided. The cold sensitivity remained. I had them replaced >> >> again by >> >> | > | > another dentist and the cold sensitivity still gives me >> >> problems. >> >> He >> >> | > | > also replaced some other amalgams which have a very mild >> >> discomfort >> >> | > | > while chewing even though he has adjusted my bite several >> >> times. >> >> At >> >> | > | > last he manipulated my jaw using one of those colored papers >> >> between >> >> | > | > my >> >> | > | > upper and bottom teeth and he now says that my teeth are >> >> rubbing >> >> | > | > together and not the fillings which were replaced. >> >> | > | > He has now suggested NTI TSS to hopefully alleviate some of my >> >> teeth >> >> | > | > sensitivity because my bite is incorrect and it is obvious to >> >> me >> >> that >> >> | > | > I >> >> | > | > have tension and grinding. He says I need to do this before I >> >> | > | > consider >> >> | > | > getting anymore amalgams replaced. >> >> | > | > If anyone has used NTI TSS, your experience with this device >> >> would be >> >> | > | > helpful as well. I really want to find out what you all think >> >> before >> >> | > | > spending more money. >> >> | > | > Thanks you for any information you can give. >> >> | > | > >> >> | > | > Tonya
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